Cardinal Gibbons High School (North Carolina)

Cardinal Gibbons High School (CGHS) is a private coeducational college-preparatory Catholic high school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cardinal Gibbons and St. Thomas More Academy are the only Catholic high schools in Raleigh, and two of three high schools in the Diocese of Raleigh.

Cardinal Gibbons High School
Location
1401 Edwards Mill Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 United States
Coordinates	35°48′10″N 78°43′44″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Cum Deo Omnia Possum
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1909 (116 years ago) (1909)
CEEB code	343205
Head of school	Jeff Bell
Chaplain	Fr. Luke Rawicki
Faculty	79
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	1,545 (2021)
Color(s)	Green and gold
Nickname	Crusaders
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper	The Crusader
Yearbook	Landmark
Tuition	$11,470 (Catholic rate) $15,590 (non-affiliated rate)
Affiliation	Diocese of Raleigh
Art and Literary Magazine	Repeater
Website	cghsnc.org

History

Cardinal Gibbons was originally called Sacred Heart High School, and was the first Catholic High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school was originally at the Pulaski Cowper mansion, which was later transformed into Sacred Heart Cathedral, the smallest cathedral in the continental United States. The school was later named "Cathedral Latin High School." In 1962 a new school building opened on Western Boulevard in Raleigh and the school was renamed "Cardinal Gibbons Memorial High School."^[2] The site was used for an orphanage until the 1950s.^[3] Cathedral School still exists as an elementary and middle school which feeds into Cardinal Gibbons High. The school currently occupies a campus on Edwards Mill Rd. which was completed in 1999.^[2] The former school site is the new location for Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral.^[3]

Athletics

Cardinal Gibbons are members of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), and are currently classified as a 4A high school. The schools team name is the Crusaders, with the school colors being green and gold. Listed below are sports offered at Cardinal Gibbons.

• Boys sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling
• Girls sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Dance Team, Field Hockey, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

The 2021 Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders football team won the school's first football state championship, by defeating the Julius L. Chambers Cougars 14-2 in the 4A state championship game at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, NC.

Notable alumni

• Vernetta Alston, politician^[4]
• Claire Curzan, Olympic silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter butterfly^[5]
• Conor Donovan, professional soccer player^[6]
• Christina Gibbons, professional soccer player^[7]
• Jeremy Kelly, professional soccer player^[8]
• Morgan Reid, professional soccer player^[9]
• Max Schrock, MLB second baseman^[10]
• Julie Shea, runner and politician^[11]
• Leigh Smith, Olympian at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw^[12]

See also

• Catholicism portal

• National Catholic Educational Association
• St. Thomas More Academy